Cohoba Therapeutic Services, LLC

11/20/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 2025! Thank you from Cohoba Therapeutic Services!

11/12/2025

10/22/2025

-Reyna Zarzuela

Cohoba Therapeutic Services, LLC

09/18/2025

**The Brain is Not Fixed: It Adapts and Rewires**

The human brain is not a static machine; it's a dynamic, living network that constantly evolves. This remarkable quality—called **neuroplasticity**—means that the brain can change its structure and function in response to experiences, learning, environment, and even injury.

Every thought, every new skill, every habit repeated over time reshapes neural pathways. Just as muscles grow stronger with use, neural connections in the brain become more efficient with practice. Old pathways can fade when unused, while new ones are forged when we challenge ourselves, adapt to change, or recover from setbacks.

This adaptability is why people can learn languages later in life, recover abilities after strokes, and change behaviors that once seemed deeply ingrained. It's the science behind growth mindset, therapy, and personal transformation.

The brain is never truly finished. It is always becoming.

09/18/2025

+++++Midlife can hit you with a thousand questions+++

"Is this it?"
"Did I make the right choices?"
"What do I actually want now?"

For many, it's a season of reckoning. The roles you've played — parent, partner, professional — may start to shift. Priorities change. Time feels more precious. The questions get louder.

But here’s a better one to ask yourself:

Have you started your Joy Plan yet?

Not your retirement plan. Not your five-year plan.
Your Joy Plan.

What lights you up now?
What moments make you feel most alive?
What’s been waiting patiently on the shelf while life happened?

Midlife isn’t a crisis.
It’s a call.
To reconnect, realign, and reimagine.

It’s the perfect time to stop living on autopilot and start crafting a life that feels true, full, and yours.

So — what’s one small joy you can say yes to today.

09/17/2025

Midweek Momentum 💥

Remember: Progress doesn’t have to be loud. Small wins, quiet steps, and showing up even when it’s hard—that’s what builds something great.

Keep moving. You’re closer than you think. 🚀

09/12/2025

**Growth is a powerful gift.**

It means you're paying attention.
It means you're listening to the deeper part of you that knows there's more—more clarity, more alignment, more life to live fully.

Every step toward self-awareness opens new doors.
Every time you embrace change, you expand your capacity for joy, purpose, and peace.

You don’t have to have it all figured out—just be open.
Open to learning, to evolving, to becoming who you’re meant to be.

There’s beauty in transformation.
There’s freedom in choosing growth.
And there’s power in trusting that the journey forward is worth it.

Keep going. You’re not behind. You’re becoming. 🌱

09/08/2025

Did you know that most of our thoughts are negative? It's the ego's way of keeping us safe. The unconscious mind is always scanning for danger to protect us. But we are in control of our thoughts, steering those thoughts, and putting a STOP to negative thinking. Instead, direct your mind toward positive thinking. Practice this behavior and it will be a part of you.

09/03/2025

**Projection: People Are Mirrors**

Ever noticed how some people instantly trigger you, while others inspire you deeply?

That’s **projection**—when we unconsciously see parts of *ourselves* in others.

* That person you think is "too much"? Might be showing you your own suppressed boldness.
* That person you admire? Could be reflecting your untapped potential.
* Those intense reactions? Often not about *them*, but about *you*.

People don’t just walk into your life—they show up as **mirrors**, revealing your wounds, your strengths, your fears, and your forgotten parts.

The more aware you become of what you're projecting, the more you stop reacting—and start growing.

09/02/2025

**Not everyone experiences love the same way.**

For some, love isn’t found in grand gestures, constant communication, or traditional labels.
It lives in *presence*. In *mutual understanding*. In those quiet, meaningful conversations where you truly feel seen.

Connection looks different for everyone.

Some people feel closest when they're deeply understood — not when they're entertained or impressed.
They may pull away not out of disinterest, but because they feel neglected or emotionally misunderstood.

For many, real love feels like **safety**, **trust**, and **honesty** — not intensity or performance.

We all connect differently.
And sometimes the deepest love is the calmest, quietest, and most honest one.

08/31/2025

**Be Here Now.**
It’s so easy to get lost in our own pain—reliving the past, fearing the future, or spiraling in what we *think* we’re missing.
But in that state, we often miss what’s *actually* here:
The people who love us.
The moments that matter.
The quiet beauty of now.

Suffering narrows our focus. Presence expands it.
Every second spent trapped in the mind is a second we don't get back.
So come back. Breathe. Look around.
Let yourself be where your feet are.
Because the ones who love you are here, *now*.
And so is your life.